In the second part of his overview of SMIL 2.0, Fabio Arciniegas shows how SMIL can be used to implement common narrative strategies: condensation, synecdoche and spatial montage.
Author: SSWUG Research
Locally Linked Infosets
The aim of this note is to propose a minimally invasive and maximally flexible mechanism for accessing Post Schema Validation Information. It was partly inspired by proposals from Rick Jelliffe (Schemachine) and Eric van del Vlist (xvif).
Microsoft Warns of SQL Server Flaws
By Dennis Fisher – Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unleashed a flurry of security bulletins warning of problems in several of its products, including SQL Server 2000, Exchange 5.5 and Metadirectory Services 2.2.
SQL Server 2000 Security Update for Service Pack 2
Microsoft distributes SQL Server 2000 security fixes as one downloadable file. Because the security fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all of the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2000 security fix release. You do not have to install a previous patch before
Life without model
This article is based on INF: Moving SQL Server Databases to a New Location with Detach/Attach (Q224071). During the process of testing this process on a test server and moving the model and msdb databases a "funny" thing happened, the model database "disappeared". Here’s what happened and why and h
Oracle Certification Program: News Update
Oracle9i DBA Certified Professional Credential: Instructor-Led/Hands-On Course Requirement Deadline Extended to September 1, 2002
Rename A Table Column Without Any Data Manipulation
By Boris Milrud – As counterintuitive as it is, Oracle databases have no SQL command for assigning a new name to a table column yet they have such a command for renaming an entire table. So, when I peruse Oracle database discussion groups, I frequently see the question “how do I rename a table colum
Complacency Creates Vicious Cycle of Software Bugs
By Brian Moran – You wouldn’t accept faulty engineering in buildings or vehicles, so why put up with unabashedly defective software? It’s time to hold software vendors accountable for the quality of their products.
Relax NG schemas for XML Encryption and XML Signature
Two new Relax NG schemas for XML Encryption and XML Signature have been published by Joseph Reagle as public resources available for XML Encryption and XML Signature.
Java and XML in OLAP Systems
by Manoj Sharma – Most OLAP systems are modeled after relational databases, but sometimes object-oriented databases work. Apply XML data modeling and JAXB to a retail-chain OLAP example.